Former WQAM/WWOK d.j. Dan Halyburton (who was also a local 60s musician) passed along this news about Mark Elfenbein, the rhythm guitar player in the late 60s
band Mass Confuzion. Elfenbein was known as Mark Stevens during his time in South Florida radio.
"Our good friend and Radio Man MARK STEVENS (ELFENBEIN) passed away Wednesday October 14, 2009, after a short battle with Lung Cancer.
Mark and I were great friends in High School and College and were a couple of Radio Geeks.
Mark did a series of stints around South Florida and he and I both worked at WWOK 1260.
The Radio Bug bit Mark at Miami Killian Sr High. We started a small radio station there. It wasn't on the air but operated over the schools intercom system. The first day of operation the principal yanked the plug (he didn't like our music choices) No problem Mark and the team ran amps and speaker wires from a hidden location in a closet in the school Theatre to the system and we began to "broadcast" during lunch periods to the closed campus captive audience. It took two weeks to figure out it was us and they approved the effort as long as we went thru the school activities department.
Mark Loved Radio and he moved north settling in Michigan.
He continued in radio as a PD and Ops manager and had an ownership stake in a small radio company.
He segued to a marketing position with a major michigan beer distributor.
The funeral is Monday in Lansing Michigan
Mark was a great person, good friend with passion for everything he did
.
He will be missed
Regards
Dan Halyburton"
"Our good friend and Radio Man MARK STEVENS (ELFENBEIN) passed away Wednesday October 14, 2009, after a short battle with Lung Cancer.
Mark and I were great friends in High School and College and were a couple of Radio Geeks.
Mark did a series of stints around South Florida and he and I both worked at WWOK 1260.
The Radio Bug bit Mark at Miami Killian Sr High. We started a small radio station there. It wasn't on the air but operated over the schools intercom system. The first day of operation the principal yanked the plug (he didn't like our music choices) No problem Mark and the team ran amps and speaker wires from a hidden location in a closet in the school Theatre to the system and we began to "broadcast" during lunch periods to the closed campus captive audience. It took two weeks to figure out it was us and they approved the effort as long as we went thru the school activities department.
Mark Loved Radio and he moved north settling in Michigan.
He continued in radio as a PD and Ops manager and had an ownership stake in a small radio company.
He segued to a marketing position with a major michigan beer distributor.
The funeral is Monday in Lansing Michigan
Mark was a great person, good friend with passion for everything he did
.
He will be missed
Regards
Dan Halyburton"
